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By Joseph Momoh Freetown, 19th November 2025 The Minister of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), H.E. Madam Kenyeh Barlay, alongside ECOWAS Resident Representative to Sierra Leone, H.E. Ambassador John Azumah, officially launched the Wai Cross-Border Market Project during a handover ceremony this week. This initiative, designated MoPED/ECOWAS/RB/WORKS/2025/001, falls under the ECOWAS Cross-Border Cooperation Support Programme…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter The All Peoples Congress (APC) has formally contested a fine of Le120,000 imposed by the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC), alleging a breach of the Political Parties Act. In a letter dated November 18, 2025, the APC accused the PPRC of “selective enforcement” and a concerning lack of neutrality…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has been recognized by Hon. Chernor A. Bah, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, as one of the nation’s most effective commissions. The commendation came during the official handover of the 2024 RAIC Annual Report, held at the Youyi…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — The National Communications Authority (NatCA) has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Guinea to provide free mobile roaming services between the two nations, a move anticipated to substantially lower communication costs for users traveling across their shared border. The agreement was finalized during the 15th Session of the…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S. Reporter The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) continued its hearings in the high-profile case involving Alhaji Samuel Sam Sumana and the All People’s Congress (APC) with the testimony of Hon. S.B.B. Dumbuya, a principal witness. The hearing, held at PPRC Headquarters, featured Dumbuya detailing the circumstances surrounding Sumana’s expulsion and subsequent…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter UN Headquarters, New York, USA – November 17, 2025 – His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority, led a high-level United Nations Security Council debate today on “Threats to International Peace and Security: Conflict-Related Food Insecurity.” During his address, President…